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[Vibrant Android Development] MV10:
Sync does it. I've been running with EVERYTHING off, then turning on just one part and watching it for hours with CPUSpy, and Google sync keeps the phone out of deep-sleep for at least one third of the time.

The only other major culprit I've seen is when I ran Google Sky, and my battery died very quickly thereafter -- turns out GPS set a partial wakelock and apparently didn't shut down. I don't use GPS much so that's a minor problem for me.

I do notice that K9 mail runs something even when I haven't run the app explicitly (and I have it configured so that it should run minimally or not at all), but that usage has been relatively minor.

If I turn off sync, though, my phone will stay in deep sleep basically any time it's off -- and that's running several widgets, by the way -- Beautiful Widgets weather, the Trebuchet clock (Type-something, I forget the name), Pandora, etc.

Sync is the battery killer.
[Vibrant Android Development] West420:
Thanks. I'm using it right now.
[Vibrant Android Development] SamsungVibrant:
Is this a mistake?

The install instructions say

"If you are on any Froyo Custom Rom, install CM7 first and then install GB Bootloader"

If you are on 2.2 Froyo, and then install 2.3 GB Cm7, do you really need to install a GB bootloader if you already installed cm7?
[Vibrant Android Development] SAI Peregrinus:
Since CM7 doesn't come with the GB bootloaders, yes.
[Vibrant Android Development] SamsungVibrant:
I'm still confused. There is a video that shows how to install ICS roms, and the guy in the video never installs a GB bootloader.

He just goes from 2.2 to CM7, then direct to ICS. No GB bootloader step, and he didn't get any rainbows.

?

The install instructions by the OP are somewhat not clear.
[Vibrant Android Development] Woody:
The video is good to show a visual representation of how everything looks and some of the little quirks that may occur, but it does not cover everything. Not sure how he didn't get rainbows (maybe bc by v10.6 which he flashed, the rainbow problem was fixed by then).

GB bootloaders are not "needed" anymore (but I still recommend them). Flashing CM7 does not convert your Froyo bl's to GB bl's. Yes it is a GB ROM but what flashing CM7 does is converts your /system from RFS orEXT4 (voodoo) into MTD which is what ICS uses. It also converts your External_SD into the EMMC folder.

Check out my guide in my signature for more about how to flash it and why some things are the way they are.
[Vibrant Android Development] rjkmadison:
The video was a bit confusing for me as well. I followed it (no GB bootloaders) and soft-bricked my phone. If you listen closely, he mentions that it may not work if you have updated your phone with Samsung Kies.

I did an ODIN back to stock 2.1 and then was able to do the update following the video.
[Vibrant Android Development] ytj87:
What's with the PM stuff? More useful to others to just post.

To get Swype, google Swype beta, sign up, done.

Sent from my ICS'd Vibrant
[Vibrant Android Development] NinoAl:
When i put my calls on speakerphone people tell me that theres a loud static noise? Is there a fix for this? Thanks
[Vibrant Android Development] droiduzr2:
My Home button stopped working with this ROM.

I came from ICSGS ROOM ICS 4.0.3 and everything working fine. I wiped everything before flashing.

How do I get my home button to work?

Also, I can NOT get into the Service Menu anymore.

*#*#197328640#*#*

Thanks,

D.
[Vibrant Android Development] West420:
Did you try flashing back to stock first?
[Vibrant Android Development] droidfan77:
I like to have me screen time out after 5 minutes. When I reboot my phone though it reverts back to its default of 30 seconds before the display times out. Is there a way I can make this change permanent?
[Vibrant Android Development] aaronhiep:
It should be permanent? I have rebooted my phone several times and it still is at 5 minutes timeout.
[Vibrant Android Development] droiduzr2:
Why would I need to flash the Stock first?

I thought this ROM pretty much overwrites the phone and all the files there.

So if I flash the stock then this rom will just clear all of it and update with these files.

Can someone please advise?

thx
[Vibrant Android Development] thachosenone:
I've found that any issues that may come up usually gets resolved by flashing to stock.
[Vibrant Android Development] droiduzr2:
I don't get why that would be.

If you install windows Xp on a machine then you want to change to Win7, why would you need XP if you are doing a full install. Everything gets formatted when Win7 installs.

Do these ROMS use parts of the stock ROM? Do they UPGRADE the stock ROM or wipe out the stock rom and clean install?
[Vibrant Android Development] papi5120:
flashing back to stock removes anything that can b left over from previously flashed roms that sometimes cause issues when moving to a new rom

its basically just a clean start
[Vibrant Android Development] mr.Vibrant:
This rom is really fast. My wifi however is not working. When I click on the wifi tab nothing happens. Any solutions to this?
[Vibrant Android Development] West420:
Try it from > Menu > System Settings > Wi-Fi

Maybe this will help you find a connection.

---

Is anyone else having issues with Android System using a lot of battery?

Edit: I was able to get it down to 43%. What is a good, reasonable percentage for this?
[Vibrant Android Development] iwasblown:
Just mount system and format system in cwm.
[Vibrant Android Development] merophosis:
I'm still having this weird problem with Autostarts, even re-installing it, it says that (even after i give it permissions with SU) that I don't have root, yet I verified with Titanium that I do have root.. All I did was installed from 11 to 12, then flashed the SU fix, then eventually flashed to 13 RC1.. not sure if the SU fix is what "broke" this, but I doubt it.. Is there any other utility I can use to disable startup items?
[Vibrant Android Development] burimii:
Can someone give me a mirror of Face Unlock V2 addon , link on first post doesn't work ... thanks
[Vibrant Android Development] bgtvfr:
If you want all eclair or froyo stock apps download or pull bloater from bionix
[Vibrant Android Development] mr.Vibrant:
Fixed the wifi issue, turns out my security key for my wifi was wrong and wasn't authenticating. // On system settings there is no list of networks, just the wifi tab, I had to download wifi app to get the list of networks.

Is there a fix or solution for this? Where it shows list of networks on system settings?

Again great rom, snappy,stable and with wifi a true pleasing rom. Looking forward to the Big update, (If there is one coming?)
[Vibrant Android Development] MV10:
I've switched to ICS Slim, but I thought I'd post here that my WiFi wasn't seeing networks apart from my home network. I'd go to a bar or restaurant and it just wouldn't see them. Even if I entered the SSID it wouldn't find it.

Not a hardware issue, the same day I switched to Slim I happened to go to lunch at one of those places and there it was, the network I couldn't find a few days earlier.

Maybe something worth investigating if anybody else can confirm this issue.
[Vibrant Android Development] West420:
The WiFi works perfect for me. I think you're swiping the on/off switch. You should try pressing where it actually says WiFi in the system menu. Hopefully that will work for you. It works for me.

All of the networks pop right up.
[Vibrant Android Development] AngryDinosaur:
i dont know if this been reported yet,

but i think when wifi is enabled, it will make the locksceen unresponsive and need to press lock key a couple times to make it respond

anybody having this issue??
[Vibrant Android Development] mr.Vibrant:
Never thought of pressing the wifi, but yes it works. :o
[Vibrant Android Development] Tynen:
It installed just fine without a boot loop. Thanks! :)
[Vibrant Android Development] Ch4m3l30n:
Correct. Fixed in original post.

I had it right in my actual script, but I transcribed it incorrectly in my post.
[Vibrant Android Development] Gd_JOSEC:
Any tips for increasing battery life? I'm draining to zero in about 5 hours with moderate use.
[Vibrant Android Development] phone_noobie:
Hey guys, had a quick question about the video recorder. There are only 2 settings, 480 or 720. I would like the ability to make a quick video and just email it to my family members but like a 30 sec video is like 12 or so MB and hotmail can only take 9 MB attachments. Is there a way of decreasing the resolution even more or something that would compress it so at least I can take a minute long video?

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Have you gone through the charge cycles? Go into settings and then battery and youll see whats eating it up so quick. One advice I can give you is restart your phone once a full charge is done and see if that helps
[Vibrant Android Development] scaldaferri:
Yes, same here... :(
[Vibrant Android Development] Tynen:
I have the same problem

My phone is already dead for the day.
[Vibrant Android Development] AngryDinosaur:
My battery was pretty good the first week, and after all the apps and stuff got synced up the battery started going down, pretty normal here
[Vibrant Android Development] dicoale:
I noticed that for me it was GPS locator
[Vibrant Android Development] TNK2005:
Lockscreen freeze is still here. If you go to developers open and enable something like "show touches" you will be able to see some ghost touch on lockscreen while it is "freezed"
[Vibrant Android Development] riskaa:
Dicoale,

how did you figure that out?

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Need battery help.

This was last night. battery was fully charged at around 3 am.

I killed all apps.

by 11 am with very little use, it was down to 10%

When i look at the Top Apps, nothing looks like it's using too much CPU, so i'm not sure what's going on. Can anyone explain?

Thank you!
[Vibrant Android Development] SAI Peregrinus:
Use BetterBatteryStats.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1179809

Check partial wakelocks.
[Vibrant Android Development] mr.Vibrant:
Did you run any cycles or do a battery calibrate?

I did it and seen a little improvement. After seeing that my battery would drop 1% everytime i turn the screen on, i downloaded setCPU and changed the screenoff profile. Then changed the scaling to conservative.

After doing all that i seen a major improvement. When I turn the screen on now, I no longer see the fast % drop of the battery.

Does anyone know if there will be an update for passion? :confused:
[Vibrant Android Development] Jacendb:
Besides disabling sync, you can also have to disable sync for each app, like gmail, gtalk, fb, twitter, etc.
[Vibrant Android Development] lewishollow:
I am SO loving having a working ICS ROM for my poor, abandoned by Samsung Vibrant! Thank you for the hard work! I was especially glad to see the magnetometer working, which seemed to be broken on all of the Gingerbread ROMs.

I am, unfortunately, still getting the GPS death after using it once, letting it sit for a bit, and trying it again. I PROMISE I have searched the forums, and there is so much varying info, I have no idea what to do, and the things I have tried (changing the settings in AngryGPS to MSBased, Xtra off, and Start Mode to Cold, as well as flashing the Experia files) have not seemed to fix it. When it works, it works well enough for it to be a daily driver for me, but it sounds like others are able to use GPS, let it go to sleep, then use the GPS again with this v13.1 release.

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
[Vibrant Android Development] macanazo:
Been using this rom since back in december. Still have internet connectivity issues due to wifi after sleep (i have tried different settings), Voice is still unclear on pretty much all my calls until i Mute/Unmute, Lockscreen freeze (also unable to press hangup button during call), MMS are not being sent out to all parties i send it to, GPS is spotty too. I really truly like this rom, as you can see Ive stayed with it through these and other issues, but, Ive been holding for a update for pretty long now......starting to get Bionix withdrawals. Can someone help?
[Vibrant Android Development] riskaa:
Mr. Vibrant,

Yes, i did do a battery calbrate.

I looked at SetCPU, and to be honest, I'm afraid to play with it. I realy don't know much about overclocking/undervolting etc etc. I need a lesson on how to use it. Like you, i see a quick drop in battery when i turn the screen on too.

I think i'm going to try Kiss 4.1, and if the same thing happens, maybe I can ask you for some help on SetCPU?

Thanks!
[Vibrant Android Development] Tynen:
What app is that?
[Vibrant Android Development] riskaa:
Thank you so much for this post. I'm going to try the same approach! I love this ROM, and don't really want to switch.

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Tynen, it's System Panel. I bought the Paid version. It's really useful.
[Vibrant Android Development] Woody:
Here is some info on how SetCPU works. It really isn't that hard to use but the one thing that I cannot stress enough is to NOT Set on Boot until you know that whatever you are doing is stable. I ususally test for a full day and if it works, great and set it on boot, if not, then I find something that does.

Fasst2001, you should check out my Battery Guide stickied in the Q&A, it has most of what you are saying adn then some.
[Vibrant Android Development] pooroldluser:
I am in the exact same boat. GPS death after deep sleep, and none of the kernels or (often conflicting) suggestions listed in this and other threads have helped. Not only that, but once I experience GPS death after a deep sleep, the GPS location service will then keep it wakelocked, killing my battery life until I reboot.

Deeply appreciate this awesome ROM and all of those that have done such amazing work on it. I too would be very thankful for any help.
[Vibrant Android Development] mr.Vibrant:
Went to sleep with 8% woke up 8hrs later to 8%.:)

+// As for lockscreen issues with wifi, Try switching into pincode, it was less of a lag for me.

+// If anyone needs help with setCPU pm me.

+// I tried out some Ics roms and passion is the best imo. I like the option to hide the google searchbar ontop of the screen, it's snappy, like the boot animation and settings is pretty much straight forward.

Macanazo, have you tried re-flashing? Sounds like a bad flash. If you haven't, go back follow the steps on the first page and reflash.
[Vibrant Android Development] vicky_ag:
The volume is quite low on this one. Any ideas guys on how to get the maximum out of those speakers?
[Vibrant Android Development] Woody:
Volume+ from the market.
[Vibrant Android Development] RaymondPJR:
Passion

Why stick to Passion if you have so many problems? All these ICS ROMs are basically clones. Some just have more customizable options than others. That being said, some have fewer bugs. Everything is working in Doc Masters which is where I've settled and am staying. Jettisoned the Glitch kernel 'cause it's. well...glitchy. Replaced it with Mr. Psycho's Devil Kernel he modded for the Vibrant. Works fine but no GPS after deep sleep. Will next try the kernel from Slim (not sure it's compatible, but most of these ICS kernels have been). I've read in the Slim thread that GPS works after deep sleep, so I'm tryin' it. The only problem I'm having is with my bluetooth, and it might be user error, or maybe I need to delete my paired devices and research them, I don't know.

Also, there is a fix for everything you mentioned, Kiss2.2 for GPS, an mms.apk posted by Alex9090 for sending MMS, even a dialertabactivity.apk that is supposed to quash the mute/unmute bug for good.

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Excellent post! Diagnosis is one of those apps I'm clueless as to why is so relatively unused and little known. It's friggin' awesome. Of course, I don't know how to use it effectively, but that doesn't change what I said, lol.
[Vibrant Android Development] forrest89sei:
Thank you for the hard work on this rom!

I've been using it for about 2 months and LOVE IT! :D
[Vibrant Android Development] yw2012:
I agreed. I love this rom. I can live with the minor lingering gps deep sleep issue (really, how hard is it to restart your phone before you use gps?) and the speaker issue. Everything works smoothly and my phone is like new again! =)
[Vibrant Android Development] CobraGT2000:
Not Enough Space Error

So i have about 175 apps, been running 13.1 for a few days now. Yesterday started getting low space messages. Still shows 1.2gig free. I have 2 ext partition. Anyway to move the datadata to the ext?
[Vibrant Android Development] Pig Vomit:
I'm rather late to this....

Been running stock 2.2 for a long time, finally switched. This is a GREAT ROM.

Runs smoothly, faster than 2.2, no hard boot crashes yet, better layout, it just worked and it's good. E-mail (exchange) works as it should, unlike official 2.2.

Only Gripe is that GPS (for me) doesn't work at all. aGPS works find, but I can't get regular GPS to work. Also, I like syncing through Outlook, and no free way to do this. Don't get me wrong, other minor issues, but nothing major.

Nonetheless, even though these missing features are really important to me, the ROM is so good that I'm wiling to overlook this this.

Thanks to the developers for this. Now I can hold out until the HTC One or SGS III is released.
[Vibrant Android Development] aznhybrid:
I've been using passion for a little bit now, and I have noticed a few things.

Does anyone else have these problems? and if you know how to fix them that would be great

(All of these problems occurred after I switched to ICS from CM7)

1) I use Handcent SMS app and sometimes my messages don't send. The message has the sending indicator. If I delete the message and send it again, it usually works

2) Sometimes when I press my power button the touchscreen is unresponsive so I can't unlock the phone. I have to hit the power button 5+ times and it will cycle from screen off, dim back light (like a soft brick almost), buttons lit but screen off, no response, then the screen will finally turn on.

3) I will occasionally get a 'Low space' notification, but my phone has plenty of space and I check the current RAM usage and it is not high at all. I usually just close a random app and it will go away for a little

any input would be appreciated!

(I am running v13 RC1.0, I haven't upgraded to RC1.1 yet)
[Vibrant Android Development] riskaa:
Fasst2001, Mr. Vibrant, and Woodrube
[Vibrant Android Development] Woody:
You can still use BW. Just have to untick Geolocation and then put in your city/state and it will work just fine. That is what I do to get it w/o putting my GPS or Wireless connection to work for no reason. Plus if you set it to refresh for longer periods of time, you won't have too many wakelocks to contend with.

Low Space Warning guys (aznhybrid and Pig Vomit) - This is a known bug and there is a fix for it. Both a flashable and a terminal fix. Use the search and you will find it.
[Vibrant Android Development] Fasst2001:
You know...I didn't even think to look for a sticky or a guide on the subject. I was just irritated at the battery drainage so I dove in. Great guide though, glad you wrote that up.:)

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You know, I used to love Beautiful Widgets and they have some of the best looking widgets...but that geolocation withing BW drove me nuts. It may have just been my phone, but it was checking for the location every ten minutes for some reason. I used BW for probably a year or so and I could never get it to stop trying to look for my location even though it had the correct location. It would eat my battery like crazy. This was in the Froyo days when GPS mostly worked and GPS worked pretty good on my phone so I think it was just the app. Who knows, but now I use HD Widgets and it seems to be very efficient and doesn't eat much battery at all. The widget skins don't compare to the selection in BW, but I think they are very good looking for my taste and they work good.

Regarding your maps question...you should just turn off geolocation within BW ant turn it back on in location settings. This way you just have to toggle your GPS on and off when you want to use it. Of course, if you suffer from the deep sleep GPS issue then you will have to toggle the GPS on and then reboot your phone to get GPS working again anyway. That's what I have to do. I leave GPS off until I need it, then I toggle it on and usually have to reboot my phone. Sometimes it will work after deep sleep, but usually it won't.
[Vibrant Android Development] kyokyle:
Hey guys. One question. Does the battery percentage mod work? I tried selecting battery with text but it doesn't change

Sent from my using xda premium
[Vibrant Android Development] Woody:
Watch that HD widgets app. It like to send messages when you don't know it. I bought it when it was .10 in December and watched it. Thing was running way too much in the background and was sending info all the time to Cloudtv (the app's creator). Neddless to say, I uninstalled it and went back to BW with no Geolocation.

No. It is a place holder for future development. There are battery flashable mods by Mr_Psycho in the Apps section.
[Vibrant Android Development] pbcal:
The link of Face unlock addon is dead. Anyone has mirror for the file?
[Vibrant Android Development] caliga4221:
I also starters getting the low space warning and I know there is a fix but when I search it doesn't show up anything from in the app. Can someone link the post for me? Thanks again for all everyone has done to keep the Vibrant updated
[Vibrant Android Development] Kastro1784:
wow passions is kool I just installed that on on my vibrant very nice and Smooth looking awesome indeed just GPS navigation in always searching
[Vibrant Android Development] Viviox:
Hi guys, I just installed ice passion 13.1 about an hour ago. I came from muiu.us. I haven't test everything in this rom yet, but so far, the rom feel really slow. The home screen interface lag when swiping from one screen to the next. Do I need to let the phone settle for a day or two to get faster and lag less? I do like pics though. Making my vibrant new and improved. Thanks.
[Vibrant Android Development] savbers:
On Version 13.1 - RC 1.1,

getting low space error

lots of things crashing

upon reboot I become stuck in the colourful boot screen

I was able to get into clockwork (after many.. many tries)

Re-installed the update but no success boot is now passing the 5min mark.

will post more updates...

EDIT1: Wiped data/factory reset, rebooting.

EDIT 2:"android" boot animation rather than Ice Cream Sandwich boot animation.

EDIT 3: Back into ICS. The low space error killed my phone... But it is working now. T-T
[Vibrant Android Development] scaldaferri:
Low Space

Try THIS
[Vibrant Android Development] Viviox:
How do you get external SD card to work? It said my next SD is mounted in the storage setting, but I can't find a way to access its content using root explorer and file manager. Anyone know how to fix this?

Edit: nvm. Found it under emmc folder instead of external SD folder. What does emmc stand for?
[Vibrant Android Development] paypalbid:
external mount memory card. The phone has an internal memory storage and an 16GB on board memory card which some file browers will have a hard time reading the emmc files from the removable memory card. Use OI File manager or Root Manager and you will have an easier time navigating the files. The ES File Browser and Astro are not cutting it.
[Vibrant Android Development] mr.Vibrant:
For users who pm'd me